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Trusts & Estates News Archive

Governor Signs MUTC and MUPC Corrections into Law

Monday, July 09, 2012

Following years of zealous advocacy by the Boston Bar Association and members
of its Trusts &
Estates Section, Governor Deval Patrick has signed into law legislation that
creates a new Massachusetts Uniform Trust Code (MUTC), provides revisions to
Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code (MUPC), and also updates the Probate and
Family Court's Uniform Fee Schedule. This legislation,
now known as Chapter 140 of the Acts of 2012, is now in effect.

The MUTC will generally replace, and greatly expand upon, Article VII,
the trust law provisions of the MUPC that became effective on March 31,
2012. The new legislation will also make various technical changes to the
MUPC, and introduce a revised fee schedule for the Probate and Family
Court.

For a summary of the impact this legislation will have, check out the BBA
Trusts & Estates Blog post
by M. Bradford Bedingfield of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. The Probate
and Family Court's MUPC hub
page has updated forms and information on the revised fee
schedule.